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Early detection remains key in cervical cancer elimination

By Vivian Mugarisi Harare, Zimbabwe - Having been diagnosed with…
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Acting World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Zimbabwe, Professor Jean- Marie Dangou

WHO Zimbabwe's Professor Dangou meets with VP Chiwenga

Harare, Zimbabwe - On 31 March 2023, the Acting World Health…
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World Malaria Day 2023

Road towards eliminating malaria, continued collaboration between WHO and Botswana

“I was unconscious, with severe headache and fever. Three days later…
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National Mass Treatments Mount Darwin and Shamva districts

Ministry of Health and Child Care Unveils New Strategy to Eradicate Neglected Tropical Diseases

By Tatenda Chimbwanda Kadoma, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe is endemic to 14…
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WHD Commemoration

Zambia commemorates World Health Day, celebrates WHO 75th Anniversary

World Health Day, commemorated every year on April 7, marks the…
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Photo exhibition

Celebration of the 75th anniversary of the World Health Organization and World Health Day in Sao Tome and Principe: photo Exhibition and Outreach health services in Agua Grande District

On 7th April 2023, the world celebrated the World Health Day and the…
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WHO Joint Operational Review (JOR): Humanitarian Response in Northern Ethiopia and Drought emergencies

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently conducted a Joint…
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His Excellency, Dr Hage Geingob, President of the Republic of Namibia greeting WHO Representative, Dr Charles Sagoe-Moses during a visit to the Hosea Kutako International Airport in 2020 as part of government preparedness efforts.

Namibia Head of State hails global and national public health achievements on World Health Day

As we commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the World Health…
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His Excellency, Dr Hage Geingob, President of the Republic of Namibia greeting WHO Representative, Dr Charles Sagoe-Moses during a visit to the Hosea Kutako International Airport in 2020 as part of government preparedness efforts.

Namibia Head of State hails global and national public health achievements on World Health Day

As we commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the World Health…
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Reaching the unreached with COVID-19 lifesaving vaccination

Reaching the unreached with COVID-19 lifesaving vaccination

Close to 1.3 million people, from previously inaccessible areas of…
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